imbricative, a.
(ˈɪmbrɪˌkeɪtɪv)
[f. imbricate v.: see -ative. Cf. F. imbricatif, -ive.]
= imbricate a. 2 a.
| 1855 Mayne Expos. Lex. s.v. Imbricativus, Most botanists call estivation imbricative, that which Candolle terms irregular. 1880 Gray Struct. Bot. iv. ii. 135 Imbricate or Imbricative is the general name for æstivation (or vernation) with overlapping. |